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West Lothian planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official West Lothian website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

31,028Searchable applications

269Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 28,272 approved or refused records

2,489Refused applications

25,783 approved · 2,489 refused · 1,665 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Sept 1992 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning & Building Standards Local plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application Enquiry Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.uk Council source

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

DecidedLIVE/0595/FUL/02
Sub-division of site to provide 2 additional storage yards and erection of internal palisade fencing
- Grange Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 20 May 2002
DecidedLIVE/0463/A/02
Erection of an illuminated free standing sign
- Quarrywood Court, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 24 Apr 2002
DecidedLIVE/0787/FUL/02
Erection of a 237 sq.m. factory extension
- Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 18 Jul 2002
DecidedLIVE/0269/NID/01
Change of use from unlicensed caf� to public house licensed bar/bistro
Howden Park Centre, -, Howden, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0079/FUL/01
Erection of plant housing & compound and 2.9m high security fence relating to factory fit out
Unit 2 Rosebank Park, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 23 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1108/P/00
Outline planning permission for the sub-division of house plot to form one additional plot
Plot 22 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 13 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1012/FUL/00
Erection of a 1200 sqm storage shed
9 Simpson Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 3 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1005/FUL/00
Alterations to building to provide enclosure to existing external conveyor
2/8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 2 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0435/LBC/01
Listed Building Consent for render finish to exposed face of retaining wall and basement elevation
Knightsridge House -, Deer Park, Livingston
Received 22 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
18 Lenzie Avenue, Deans, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 2001
DecidedLIVE/0418/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
5 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 18 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0523/FUL/01
Extension to media/observation suits and erection of external stair & camera gantry
Almondvale Stadium Alderstone Road, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 12 Jun 2001
DecidedLIVE/0439/P/01
Outline planning permission for extension to light industrial unit
- Dunlop Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 17 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/1231/P/05
Outline planning permission for residential development
50 Forestbank, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 22 Nov 2005
DecidedLIVE/0514/FUL/01
Erection of two 3 storey office units of 3433sqm and 3082sqm with associated parking
Building 5 & 8 Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 7 Jun 2001
DecidedLIVE/1026/LBC/00
Installation of replacement windows
Hermond Coach House The Stables, West Calder
Received 8 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0517/H/00
Erection of a garage
36 Bankton Way, Murieston, Livingston
Received 25 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0597/H/00
House extension
11 Hardhill Terrace, Bathgate
Received 19 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/1256/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
13 Silverbirch Glade, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 19 Aug 2002
DecidedLIVE/1016/FUL/02
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 2 Harburn Road, Hermand Estate, West Calder
Received 30 Sept 2002
DecidedLIVE/1030/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
130 Harburn Avenue, Deans, Livingston
Received 27 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/01
Erection of a 172 sq.m. office building
- Fairbairn Road, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 9 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/1268/FUL/05
Erection of 1877m medical centre with associated parking and landscaping
Burngrange Park, West End, West Calder
Received 1 Dec 2005
DecidedLIVE/0469/P/01
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and garage
11 Mill Road, Bathgate
Received 25 May 2001

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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